单词 | clearinghouse |
释义 | clearinghouseor clear·ing house[ kleer-ing-hous ] / ˈklɪər ɪŋˌhaʊs / noun, plural clear·ing·hous·es [kleer-ing-hou-ziz]. /ˈklɪər ɪŋˌhaʊ zɪz/.a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks. a central institution or agency for the collection, maintenance, and distribution of materials, information, etc. Origin of clearinghouseFirst recorded in 1825–35 Words nearby clearinghouseclear ice, clearing, clearing bank, clearing bath, clearing factor, clearinghouse, clearing mark, clearing sale, clear layer of epidermis, clearly, clear off Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clearinghouse
British Dictionary definitions for clearinghouseclearing house nounbanking an institution where cheques and other commercial papers drawn on member banks are cancelled against each other so that only net balances are payable a central agency for the collection and distribution of information or materials Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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